TWO MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Tuesday. Jan. IS. 1943
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LEAGUE 10 TALK
PAY OF PLAYERS
: Los Angeles, Jon. 18 U.R
A Pacific coast baseball league
committee meets today with
League President Clarence
(Pants) Rowland to devise ways
and means of upplng the piayers
cut In the annual league playoffs
between the four upper division
teams.
Attending the meeting, called
to tfl lie further action, If any, on
the sentiment expressed at the
recent league meeting In Ean
Francisco for a higher cut for
the players, were to be Bill
Mulligan, Seattle; Bill Starr. San
Diego; Oscar Reichow, Holly
wood, and Donald Stewart of Los
Angeles.
, In the past the players' cut has
been $12,300 with the swag be
ing cut In this manner: $5,000
split among the members of the
winning team, $2,300 to the run
ner-up, and $1,230 to the two
first-round losers.
The entire fund cam from a
"kitty" built by earmarking
penny or each ticket sold during
the season.
Rowland said that under a new
suggested setup players may get
a pot upwards of $50,000 to split
tip which would be extracted
from a percentage of the playoff
take as well as the special
."kitty" fund.
TALENT HI PLANS
E
Eagle Point and Talent high
school basketball teams will
clash tonight at Talent in a non
league game for benefit of the
infantile ' paralysis drive for
funds now being- carried out
throughout the nation. Entire
profits of the gama will go to
the . fund, Principal Roy Parr
said.
A preliminary gam between
the reserve teams of the two
schools will begin at 7:15 with
the main game following Imme
diately thereafter. ... .
Sgt. Burmeister
Awarded Honors
On Western Front
FACES
KLAMATH FALLS
Klamath Falls, with a .300
fanriinff in the Southern Ore
gon basketball conference, will
face Medford's Black Tornado,
pacing the league with three
straight victories, on Klamath
Falls court Friday and Saturday
nights.
The Pelicans won one and lost
on in a series with Ashland
over the past week-end while
Medfnrd defeated Ashland In
their only clash to date. Both
teams hold wins over Albany
and Salem so a bltterly-contest-
aH ffnmo la svnected.
Other conference games xor
th up1c nit Ashland and Grants
Pass together at Ashland tonight
and at Grants pass rriaay nigni.
LEAGUE CLASH
Prospect high school's basket
ball team defeated Eagle Point
22 to 18 In a county "B" league
gam played at Prospect Friday
night. Halftlme scora was knot
ted at 8-8.
Making a clean sweep for the
evening, Prospect reserves won
from Eagle Point reserves 10 to
8 In the preliminary.
Lineups:
Prospect Pos. Eagle Pt.
Carlton ,...f... . Young
Wright .f Algomont
Brown -...c..G. Chamberlin
Mevilla M..g....J. Chamberlin
Overseas Soldiers Show Keen
Interest in Big League Ball
By Richard C. Glass
United Press Correspondent
. Miami, Fla., Jan. 16 OJ.PJ
Three returning veterans of Ma
jor league baseball, who talked
with service men In a 35,000
mile tour of the China-Burma'
India theater, agreed today that
Interest In the sport Is keener
there than back home in Amer
ica.
The trio, Manager Luke Sew-
ell of the American league
champion St. Louis Browns,
Fred (Dixie) Walker of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, and Paul
Waner of the New York Yan
kees, talked themselves hoarse
they said, in attempting to an
swer hundreds of questions on
baseball for the G. I. s.
"Wherever we went we found
the fellows keenly interested in
baseball," Sewell said. "They
asked a thousand or more ques
tions and we did our level best
to answer them. Sometimes we
were stumped.'.'
In some areas, Waner said,
baseball news travels fast, while
in others there was still some
doubt as to which of the St.
Louis clubs had won the World
Series.
Walker, who amazed baseball
by winning the National league
batting championship with the
highest average of his long ca
reer last season, said that his
Brooklyn Dodgers came in fori
most of the attention In the
quizzing bees.
"They wanted to know how
long it would be before my boss,
Branch Rickey will be building
us a championship team, and if
they had raised the prices of
bleacher seats at Ebbets Field,
how the hot dogs tasted there
now, and a dozen other things
like that," Walker said.
' The routine of their show
consisted of showing pictures of
the 1944 world series, distribut
ing autographed baseballs, and
telling diamond anecdotes. Aft
er that they turned the sessions
over to questioning.
"And boy did they let us
have it," Sewell exclaimed.
Arthur Patterson, New York
Herald Tribune writer, who ac
companied the trio, said that the
question of whether 4-F's should
be permitted to continue to play
baseball came up only once,
shortly after the announcement
by War Mobilization Director
James F. Byrnes that he had
asked selective service to re
view the deferments of 4-F athletes.
Typical of G. I. comment.
Patterson said, was that of Pvt.
Edwin Ohlman of Valentine,
Nebr.
"Stop baseball? Who's gonna
do that? How many do they
need for two big leagues anyhow?"
Manila Piisli SpeedecT
MEDFORD JUNIORS
Osterhout
Henry J. Burmeister, in th
army sine April, 1941, recently
Sromotcd to technical sergeant,
i with the Ninth army as inter-
Jireter, and has been awarded
our bronze star medals for
"merltous achievement in con
nection with military operations
against the enemy," since he
landed In Normandy on D-day.
Sgt. Burmeister revealed In a
recent letter that he got the Com
bat Infantry medal, but that he
and his outfit "surely didn't get
the citation for nothing."
The sergeant's wife and little
daughter are living in Long Is
land, N. Y. His. aunt, Mrs. C.
Wyman,. and parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Burmeister, reside
here at 723 McAndrews road.
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Armstrong Slates
Overseas Trip To
European Theater
San Francisco, Jan.- 16 flJ.R)
Henry Armstrong, th former
triple champion of the fighting
world, today was preparing to
make his final public appear
ances before heading overseas
February 15 with an all-negro
USO unit.
Hammerin' Hank meets Ches
ter Slider, Fresno battler, in the
main event at Oakland tomorrow
night, with odds 3 to 1 that he
will chalk up another win.
His next appearance after that
will be in the pulpit of the Los
Angeles Morning Star Baptist
church, of which his father-in-law,
W. L. Strauter, la pastor.
In the USO unit, which is ex
pected to visit the European
theater of operations on a 90-day
tour, will be Armstrong, Kenny
Washington, grid great from
UCLA; probably Jess Owens,
th sprint king of the 1938 Olym
pics, and possibly Sgt. Jo Louis,
th heavyweight champ.
JACKSONVILLE GRADERS
BEAT TALENT 24 TO 4
Jacksonville grade school bas
ketball team, composed of stu
dents of the seventh and eighth
grades, defeated Talent graders
24 to 4 at Talent Friday night.
Jacksonville led at halftlme 16
to 2. Zuspann of the winners
led all scorers with 15 points
and Herbert and Fenton collect
ed Talent's four counters.
INJURY IN GAME FATAL
TO HIGH SCHOOL PLAYER
Chicago, Jan. 16 U.R Wil
liam Trump, 17, South Shore
high school basketball player,
died yesterday of a head Injury
suffered In a cage game 10 days
ago.
Trump was kicked In the head
as he rose from the floor after a
tall.
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
By United Press
New York St. Nicholas
arena) Huberto Zavala, 135,
Mexico City, knocked out
George (Dusty) Brown, 136U,
Philadelphia, (5).
Holyoke, Mass. Joey Pcralta.
137, Tamaqua, Pa., declsioned
Ruby Garcia, 136, San Juan, P.
R-i (10).
Baltimore Buddy Walker.
19314, Columbus, O., declsioned
Yancey Henry, 197, Los Angeles.
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Medford Junior high basket
ball team, holding first place in
the Southern Oregon junior high
conference by virtue of wins
over Ashland and Grants Pass,
will face a tough contest when
they clash with Jake Shaffer's
Ashland juniors at Ashland to
morrow night.
Medford surprised an over
confident Ashland team here a
week ago in scoring a 28 to 17
upset win. Ashland displayed
Considerable strength in beating
Grants Pass 32 to 19 Friday
night and a wild game is expect
ed, according to the two coaches.
Medford also has scored a vic
tory over Grants Pass. The game
will be a preliminary to the Ash-
land-Grants Pass high school
conference game-.
UCLAStilllnNeed
Of Football Coach
Los Angeles, Jan. 16 (U.R)
Th University of California at
Los Angeles is still without a
football coach. Graduate Man
ager BUI Ackerman said today,
adding that he has not communi
cated with anyone relative to the
Job. . .
I will let the matter rest a
while," Ackerman said,, "at least
until after a meeting of the board
of control scheduled for January
25."
Ackerman said he had re
ceived numerous nominations
from friends of various coaches
and some direct applications.
He was ' not talking ' as to
who the applicants were.
CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL
SCOUT RESIGNS DUTIES
Chicago, Jan. 18 (U.PJ
Chicago Cubs Baseball Scout
Walter (Dutch) Reuther, a for
mer "big league" pitcher, has re
signed to devote his time to other
business.
Reuther played on the Cubs.
Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn
Dodgers terms during his active
major league career. He an
nounced his resignation yesterday.
LIGHTING IMPROVED
To save youthful- eyesight.
many schools have adopted Il
lumination standards 100 to 200
per cent above the present min
imum recommendations.
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ROBINSON FACES
TOUGH RING FOE
Cleveland, Jan. 16 (U.R) Ray
(Sugar) Robinson of New York
was a 2 to 1 favorite today to
end the' long victory string of
Tommy Bell, Youngstown, O.,
welterweight, in the most im
portant fight for the Harlem
negro since he was discharged
from military service.
Robinson, loser of only one
professional fight, will be facing
one of the most terrific punchers
he has yet encountered in Bell,
who has won 39 straight bouts,
27 of them by knockouts'.
BOWLING
In Classic league last night
Medford Feed and Seed defeat
ed Domestic Laundry two to one
(Barr 221 Bradley 573), Signal
Oil took two out of thTee from
Rolling Pin (White 206549)
and Jim's Super Service won
two out of three from Maid Rite
(Sims 224 DeVore 580).
Prospect
' Prospect, Jan. 18 Mrs. James
Heston Grieve was hostess for
a bridge luncheon January 10.
High scora prize was won by
Mrs. Wallace Dlnkens. The guest
list included Mrs. Earl Ulrlch.
Mrs. Elmer Clemens, Mrs. Mar
lon Carter, Mrs. Wallace Din
kens, Mrs. Mary E. Grieve, Mrs.
Edmund W. Pease, Mrs. Floyd
Kelley, and Mrs. Grieve.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goode
gave a surprise party at their
home in Jantzer village, Janu
ary 12, honoring the birthdays
and sixth wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jantzer.
Zioncheck rummy was played,
with first prizes going to Mrs
Elmer Clemens and Lewis Jant
zer. A late supper was served
to the guests of honor, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Jantzer, and Mr. and
Mrs. George L. Jantzer, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Clemens, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Ditsworth, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Kelley, and Mr. and
Mrs. Goode.
Miss Sharon Vanderwal ' re
turned to Portland last week
after spending a week with her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry T. Slagle. Miss Vander
wal Is a student at Northwestern
School of Commerce, taking a
secretarial course.
Mrs. L. L. Glines and daush
ter, Mrs. Dale Planer left for
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American troops surge across Agno River line In force, stirring Hopes that
Jap defenses have been so shattered Manila may be taktn long before
originally estimated time. On a flanking drive eastward, Jap resistance
halted our forces temporarily at Damortls. The enemy is expected to
nuke a stand at Tarlae (shaded arrorfi, 63 miles north of Manila, and
logically the next defense line south of Agno.
Pheonix, Ariz., January 7, after
receiving a telegram from the
former's daughter, Mrs. Lloyd
Johnson, telling of the serious
illness of her little son, Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson took 3
year-old Gordon to Arizona
three weeks ago with hopes of
benefiting his health.
Mrs. George Sherman return
ed to her home in the Red Blan
ket district January 11, after
spending several days in the
Community hospital in Medford
with a throat infection.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Richard
son of Salem enjoyed a two
weeks' vacation over Christmas
and New Year's holidays with
Mrs. Richardson's brother and
sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry T. Slagle. They returned to
their home at Salem, January 8.
Mrs. E. J. Neumann of Med
ford is taking care of her sister,
Mrs. E. E. Fraedrlck, Jr., who
is still 111. ,
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Sutcliffe
left for southern California
January 9, where they will
spend a month visiting their
daughter, Miss Dorothy, who is
employed , in a Los Angeles
bank, and at Oceanside with
their son, Herbert, machinist
mate, second class, of the U. S.
naval reserve.
Earl Webber went to Berkeley
over the week-end, to see his
wife, who is staying with their
daughter, Mrs. Rex Vowell, and
taking medical treatment.
Construction of a new build
ing on Mrs. Mary E Grieve's
property at Prospect has started,
which will house a cafe, billiard
parlor, barber shop and beauty
shop. Lee Lincoln, who has re
cently been given a medical dis
charge from the army air corps,
is head of this business venture
Lincoln served as tall gunner
in a plane for a couple of years,
and was wounded, and several
weeks in the hospital followed.
Mrs. Lincoln and their baby
daughter, Linda, have moved to
Prospect.
Edmund W, Peas spent th
last part of the week attending
to business affairs in Portland
Mrs. Eldon Bean has been re
ceiving medical treatment at a
Medford hospital since January
10. Her children, Leon and El
donna, are staying with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Reu
ben E. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Brad
ley and children, Lois and Glen,
visited over New Year's with
relatives here, the D. W. Brad
ley and the H. T. Slagle families.
The two little sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Arvell Carter, Jerry and
Ray, have contracted scarlet
fever, in a light form, and have
been slightly ill since January 8.
Mrs. Lewis Jantzer has re
ceived word recently from her
brother, David H. Vestal, tor
pedoman 2c, of the navy, that
he now is in the Philippines,
and been in another major en
gagement with the enemy re
cently.
WIRE FOR WAR
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chromium alloy can produce 90
miles of wire. This "fine draw
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high tensile strength of the ma
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tary communications equipment.
WOUNDED PILOT
OF HIS GUNNER
By Lloyd Tupling
, (UP War Correspondent)
Aboard a 8rd Fleet Carrier,
Jan. 1. (Delayed) (U.R) The
heroism of a fatally-wounded
navy divebomber pilot who flew
his flak-riddled plane 80 miles
out of Japanese-held territory to
save his gunner, was told today
by 19-year-old Walter D. Frier
son of Boulder, Colo.
' Frierson, an aviation radio
man, 2c, was rear seatman for
Lt. Russel S. Wilcox, of Skokie,
111., on a bombing mission Dec.
15, against Clark Field, near
Manila. After they released their
bombs, their Helldiver was hit
by a heavy burst of antiaircraft
fire.
Heads for Sea
"A big hole was ripped in the
right wing and the cockpits were
filled with smoke," Frierson
said. "I was unable to commu
nicate with Wilcox. But he
pulled the plane out of the dive
and headed out to sea. The lieu
tenant fought desperately ' to
keep lt from going into a spin.
We barely cleared an 8,000-foot
mountain range between the tar
get find the sea."
They finally got over water
and Wilcox put the plane in a
long glide.
"As we ncared th water,'
Frierson said, "Mr. Wilcox told
me: 'We're going to have to leave
the plane. Stand-by with the
raft.' I guess th lieutenant fig
ured we were far enough away
from the Luzon coast by that
time. He made a beautiful water
landing. Then he shouted: Hurry
up I'm hurt.' That was the first
Indication I .had that he was
wounded.
Pilot Bleeding.
Frierson climbed out on the
wing to assist Wilcox and dis
covered that a 40 mm. shell had
exploded inside the pilot's cock
pit. He was bleeding profusely
from a wound in his right thigh.
The plane sank as Frierson
pulled Wilcox into the water and
got him into the raft.
"He didn't talk much," Frier
son said. I bandaged his leg,
but ha was suffering from shock
and loss of blood."
A rescue plane was dispatched
from the taik force, but Wilcox
died a few minutes before it ar
rived." . 4
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Government Makes
Appeals To Nation
To Aid War Effort
Washington, JanT le (U.R)
The offic of war InformaUoa
reminded the nation today that
these government appeals fan
them in their 162nd week of
the war:
Turn out all unnecessary
ornamental lights to help avn
shortages of coal essential
war production.
Keep the temperature
homes at a fiH-dper,
Live within your fuel oil rationi;
. p on turning m kltchea
fats. The two red points per
pound are more Important t
you than ever; the fats still need,
ed. ,
Fill 34,925 Jobs In 70 shin,
building and ship repair yards
now behind schedule on the pro.
ductlon urgency list.
Cancel your pleasure-traveling
plans. Many railroad facliv
ties now devoted to passenger
use are critically needed to trans,
port war material!.
DRAFTING ENDORSED BY
ASSOCIATION OF NURSES
New York, Jan. 18U,ru
The board of directors of tht
American Nurses' association n
dorsed today the draft of nurses
for military sorvice "as the first
step to selective service for all
wor.ien," and voted to do every
thing In lt power to speed th
voluntary recruitment of nurses
to meet the current emergency.
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Please think twice before you
put this message out-of-mind
I heap are our wounded. They have fought and sacrificed
for you and our country. Now, they are hurt, puzzled
men wondering what's next for them. Wo railroaders
see them only too often these days on our hospital train.
Trains that slip silently to our inland hospitals.
Theeo men haven't much to say they just lie quietly
In their berths, staring, silent. You know what they
are thinking it's written on every face. "What- bo
cornea of me now? What good am I, being handicapped
as I am?"
There are hurts of mind, hurts of body, that roust be
healed quickly. These men must be brought back to
health, happiness and usefulness. And there is no deeper
personal satisfaction than the Inner feeling you have in
helping a wounded soldier to walk again.to talk again,
to see and hear again yes, to live again. This is the great
reward of being a Medical WAC.
With the war steadL'y mounting In fury, 60,000 war
casualties are now returning each month from th battle
tones. The Medical Department urgently needs roar
WACs to care for these wounded. If you ar a woman
between the ages of 20 and 60 and have no children
under 14, or other dependents, th Medical WACs offer
you valuable trainlnc in a profession of high purpose.
One of these positions is open to you right now ss an
Army Medical WAC: Pharmacist, Pharmacist Aide,
Psychiatric Social Worker, Dantal Technician, Dental
Hygienist. Dental Laboratory Technician, Laboratory
Technician, Occupational Therapist or Assistant, Medi
cal Stenographer, Medical Technician, Educational
Reconditioner, Optometrist, X-Ray Technician.
If you are unable to meet the general requirements of
one of these positions, you can be sent to one of five
schools for special technical training: (1) X-Ray Tech
nician School, (2) Surgical Technician School, (3) Medical
Technician School, (4) Medical Laboratory Technician
School, (5) Dental Technician School. Qualification for
these schools is a high school diploma.
Please consult the nearest VS. Army WAC Recruit
ing station or write WAC Recruiting Office, Fort Doug
las, Utah, for specific and detailed information about
your individual case. Only, do lt now, the need is now.
The friendly .
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